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Dome Pistons OR head cutts
hi all, after pondering on the vacume cleaner close to the hand trick i read the other day. it got me wondering how much i could shave my heads down. there the old 360 Js... being placed on a 318...the decks are really huge to me. well compared to what i usually see..any #s to throw at me.. and thanks
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Usually the 318 factory pistons are about .090" below the deck at TDC. Typical 318 open chamber heads are about 68-70cc, and typical open chamber 340-360 heads are 2-5 cc's more. The last 318 I built, with 318 heads, ahd a true CR of 7.49:1 with .040" thick head gaskets. Milling the heads .090" gave me a whopping 8.7:1. Milling that much isn't very practical, you have intake manifold fitment problems and even pushrod length/lifter preload problems that mus be solved, and usually paid for. So, my opipnion is, that the only erasonable way to bring up the compression ratio of a 318, is to change the pistons.
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The tallest stock piston is a roller engine piston before the Magnums came in.
Then theres the KB's that will offer a zero deck slug. It may require a minor milling on some blocks. Others will not. |
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thanks guys .... i NEW Yall were going to tell me that..shoot if im get into all that with this old truck... id might as well just Do IT Right. starting at the bottom and going to the top with a total rebuild... Man!! my deal is well beside the money issues ... i have a wanna do project all ready and the current 318 is just running like a dream.. as all good boys/men want is that 20 or 30 more horses... thanks again your responces they have been helpfull
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